Author Topic: MiG-3Y Utka  (Read 10820 times)

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2018, 01:29:35 PM »
Thanks again.

Well, I went on a little, sanding the propeller basis bulbs on the spinner, alas that produced holes (see below, left), thus more and more putty (below, right):

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2018, 01:07:51 AM »
After the first sanding, it takes shape, but lot remains to be done...

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2018, 01:53:10 AM »
Now that the paint work of the other model (Gee-Bee Zwilling) is finished, I have been authorised (by myself) to continue the sanding of the MiG-3, then starting to glue the lifting areas...

Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2018, 02:41:59 AM »
It looks like you're having a wonderfully productive weekend, mon ami.

There is something meditative about sanding. I've been doing a fair bit of it myself lately.

Watching with interest,

Brian da Basher

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2018, 08:13:36 PM »
Continuing to glue and support with pieces of sprues. This is impossible this way for most of you, serious modellers, but as I ignore the underside, it is all right for me... ???

Offline ericr

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #30 on: March 11, 2018, 09:00:47 PM »
Continuing to glue and support with pieces of sprues. This is impossible this way for most of you, serious modellers, but as I ignore the underside, it is all right for me... ???

that is an interesting method  ;) you are right, it makes it possible to strengthen the things from below

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #31 on: March 11, 2018, 11:17:16 PM »
Thanks!
And this is less shocking with a few drops of paint making the extra parts and "normal" parts look like each others:

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2018, 12:57:49 PM »
Painting the main side now, like a normal (solid) model:

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #33 on: March 13, 2018, 12:23:08 PM »
The model is finished! The first vacform of all my life! Almost a success (according to my poor standards)!

Offline ericr

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2018, 03:21:36 PM »
 :smiley:

the cockpit is very streamlined


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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2018, 05:28:11 PM »
That really finished up nice, Tophe!

It has a very fast, sleek look, like a racing plane.

Well done, mon ami!

Brian da Basher

Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #36 on: March 14, 2018, 02:29:54 AM »
Thanks!

the cockpit is very streamlined
In fact, the cockpit is flat, like on a few racer prototypes of the 1930s...

Offline Robomog

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #37 on: March 16, 2018, 05:49:03 AM »
I tend to treat vacforms as a scratch build project, good luck with this on Tophe, it's looking good so far.


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Offline Tophe

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Re: MiG-3Y Utka
« Reply #38 on: March 17, 2018, 10:21:19 PM »
good luck with this on Tophe, it's looking good so far.
Sorry, there will be nothing further for me: my models have no landing gear, no roundels, no engine exhausts, seldom propellers... ??? ;)